Influenza vaccination coverage among adults by nativity, race/ethnicity, citizenship, and language of the interview - United States, 2012–2013 through 2017–2018 influenza seasons

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Infect Control
• Personal Author:
  Chuey, Meagan R. ; Hung, Mei-Chuan ; Srivastav, Anup ; Lu, Peng-Jun ; Nguyen, Kimberly H. ; Williams, Walter W. ; Lainz, Alfonso Rodriguez
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Approximately 20,000 people died from influenza in the US in the 2019–2020 season. The best way to prevent influenza is to receive the influenza vaccine. Persons who are foreign-born experience disparities in access to, and utilization of, preventative healthcare, including vaccination.
  
  Methods:
  
  National Health Interview Survey data were analyzed to assess differences in influenza vaccination coverage during the 2012–2013 through 2017–2018 influenza seasons among adults by nativity, citizenship status of foreign-born persons, race/ethnicity, and language of the interview.
  
  Results:
  
  Influenza vaccination coverage increased significantly during the study period for US-born adults but did not change significantly among foreign-born racial/ethnic groups except for increases among foreign-born Hispanic adults. Coverage for foreign-born adults, those who completed an interview in a non-English language, and non-US citizens, had lower vaccination coverage during most influenza seasons studied, compared with US-born, English-interviewed, and US-citizen adults, respectively.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Strategies to improve influenza vaccination uptake must consider foreign-born adults as an underserved population in need of focused, culturally-tailored outreach. Achieving high influenza vaccination coverage among the foreign-born population will help reduce illness among the essential workforce, achieve national vaccination goals, and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in vaccination coverage in the US.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Citizenship Ethnicity Humans Influenza, Human Influenza Vaccines Seasons United States Vaccination Vaccination Coverage
• Keywords:
  Foreign-born Immunization Influenza Migrant
• Source:
  Am J Infect Control. 50(5):497-502
• Pubmed ID:
  34520788
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11460137
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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